TRACE.HR – THE STORY IN YOUR HANDS
Duration: 01/12/2025 – 31/08/2026
The project TRACE.hr – The Story in Your Hands is aimed at encouraging children and young people to actively participate in the cultural life of their own community through researching, collecting, and creatively interpreting local stories. Starting from a rich yet increasingly less present intangible cultural heritage, the project gives children the opportunity to become researchers, storytellers, and content creators who preserve and reinterpret the stories of their region.
Through educational workshops in primary schools, professional support for teachers and volunteers, and the development of a digital platform, children explore, document, illustrate, and interpret fairy tales, legends, and other forms of oral tradition. The project connects cultural, linguistic, artistic, and digital literacy while fostering creativity, critical thinking, and teamwork. A special value of the project lies in the strong connection between schools and the local community. Parents, libraries, cultural institutions, and senior members of the community are involved in the process, encouraging intergenerational cooperation and knowledge transfer. The project contributes to strengthening local identity, with children becoming active creators of cultural content.
PROJECT LEADER:
Association “Mala Filozofija”
Project Partners:
Primary School Pučišća (island of Brač)
Primary School, Preko (island of Ugljan)
Primary School Slakovci (Vukovar-SrijemskaCounty)
Primary School F. K. Frankopan, Osijek
Stari Grad Public Library (Stari Grad, island of Hvar)
Primary School O.Petra Perica, Makarska
Primary School Josip Pupačić, Omiš
Primary School Jabukovac (Petrinja)
City of Zadar
PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
Preservation of local traditional stories
Development of children’s reading, creative, and digital literacy
Strengthening cultural identity and sense of belonging
Encouraging critical thinking and creative expression
Connecting schools, libraries, and the local community
Empowering children as active creators of cultural content
MAIN ACTIVITIES:
Workshops for children in primary schools
Training for teachers and librarians
Collection and processing of local stories
Creation of a collection of children’s works
Development of a digital story repository
Public presentations and final event
PROJECT BENEFICIARIES:
Students aged 7 to 14, Primary school teachers, Librarians, Local community, Wider community
TOTAL PROJECT VALUE:
€22,399.34 (funded by the Ministry of Science and Education)
NEWS FROM THE PROJECT:
CONTACT:
Bruno Ćurko (mala.filozofija@gmail.com)
Marija Pavlić (marijapavlic.n@gmail.com)
